{"id":149683,"date":"2022-11-21T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T17:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=149683"},"modified":"2022-11-21T11:16:31","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T17:16:31","slug":"gcw-star-uses-slur-in-promo-company-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/11\/21\/gcw-star-uses-slur-in-promo-company-responds\/","title":{"rendered":"GCW star uses slur in promo, company responds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2945085672\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Chris Hamrick used LGBTQ slurs at a pair of fans during his entrance at GCW&#8217;s Aura event on Sunday. Hamrick competed in his match in a losing effort, but GCW swiftly responded to the slurs on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;During tonite&#8217;s event, Chris Hamrick used language in an unscripted promo that was inconsistent with our values &amp; offensive to many in our audience. We apologize to those affected. We are donating Chris&#8217;s pay, and matching it with an equal donation of our own to Youth Pride RI.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During tonite&#39;s event, Chris Hamrick used language in an unscripted promo that was inconsistent with our values &amp; offensive to many in our audience. We apologize to those affected.<\/p>\n<p>We are donating Chris&#39;s pay, and matching it with an equal donation of our own to Youth Pride RI. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5pEFAWYRgX\">pic.twitter.com\/5pEFAWYRgX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GameChangerWrestling (@GCWrestling_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCWrestling_\/status\/1594477801117290496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hamrick also responded to the situation in a post on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to apologize to everyone for the language I used at the GCW show tonite. For years I used this language in character and it became a habit. Regardless, there is no excuse because I know these words are offensive and I should know better. 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